Staff were initially told their jobs were safe, but just three months later it was revealed over 20 members of support staff are at risk.

A source told Cambridegshire Live the announcement has left him feeling "anxious".

He said: "We were all told during the takeover there were no planned redunacies.

"Then were told last week that there's a risk of 20 redundancies or more.

"I don't know which members are going.

"I just want to make sure I have another job to support me and my family," he added.

"The current income support isn't enough."

The source said, despite repeat requests for updates, staff were told there was nothing to worry about.

They were told Rigeons would stay as its own company and they would both 'run alongside each other'.

He said: "We had meetings, saying 'don't worry about things'. Some people asked, and they said there were 'no plans - we want to work together.'

"Every time I spoke to my manager he said it would be fine.

"I had a feeling it was coming. We could see everyone was disappearing slowly, we had a few people leave in head office."

Rigeons' head office were contacted for a coment.

A spokeswoman for Rigeons said: "Following the recent acquisition of Ridgeons by Huws Gray, the senior management teams in both businesses have been working together to align the business models and team structures.

"Ridgeons will continue to be led by its existing management team from the Pampisford Support Centre and the brand will also remain. It has been concluded that it is in the best interests of the enlarged group to achieve consistency and avoid duplication.

"As a consequence, Ridgeons have entered into formal consultation with some of the support function teams whose roles are at risk of redundancy.

Ian Northen, CEO, Ridgeons, added: “These decisions have not been taken lightly. We are continuing to support all colleagues that are at risk of redundancy, as we move through the consultation process.”